Have you tried this stuff ?




My car's paint looks like a 10 year old paint and I'm not too shy about trying new stuff so I tried it today.

It is pollen season here and all cars are covered with that yellowish dust as you can see on my truck.



So I gave it a shot. At first I tried it on half the hood of my car (not the truck) following the directions on the bottle.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Shake well before using. Spray directly on the surface to be cleaned. Pick up the dirt with a microfiber cloth and polish with a different clean microfiber cloth. To be used ideally in the shade. Cleans and protects all surfaces. Use once a week for a showroom shine.

I was immediately disappointed. The half hood was all smeared and it looked like it would take all night to polish it up. I gave it a second chance on the other half, with no better results.

So I was ready to give up, thinking I would give it a good old water and soap wash next week-end, but my car looked stupid all dirty with the shiny hood. I still had a towel damped with the stuff in my left hand and a clean dry towel in my right end so I wiped up a fender, then the other fender... I couldn't stop.

Then I realized it worked better that way. So here is my method:

Instead of spraying the stuff on the car, spray it on a microfiber towel and wipe the dirt off. The stuff is really good at picking up dirt, dust and pollen. Then immediately polish the surface with a clean dry microfiber towel.

Do one section of the car at the time: top, hood, fender, trunk... as soon as towel #1 gets too dirty, or towel #2 leaves wet spots, trow away towel #1, promote towel #2 to job #1, and get a new clean dry towel for job #2.

Well before the car is done, you should have a large pile of dirty towels in the laundry bin.

Here is the result:



Not so bad, better then driving a pollen yellow car all week.

Conclusion...

Pros : It works, kinf of. It saves a lot of water. You can carry the stuff and a pile of towels in the trunck and give your car a wash at the job, on your lunch time.

Cons : Doesn't beat a good old water and soap wash. May be more work.

 

I use the Adam's version and it does a nice job on a moderately dirty vehicle, if it is really dirty can't beat a foam cannon and bucket.

Another way to use is fill up a bucket of rinse less and microfiber, and a rinse bucket and you have a nice hybrid of the styles.

 

I prefer rinseless, because you can keep it saturated more for when the pollen is heavy.

Waterless is almost just like a quick detailer, it works well, but you risk scratching the clear a little more than a rinseless.

Looks like you did a great job though

 

It looks good but I think I will stick with water and soap.

 

I'll just pay $5 at the self car wash.